CONFERENCE DAY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Registration - (Hillwood Commons Lobby)

8:15, 8:30. & 8:45 a.m. APC ORIENTATION FOR NEW MEMBERS/GUESTS (Cinema - Hillwood Commons)

9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. OPENING SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS (Tilles Center)

Welcome

Keynote Address: Dee Padock

Friend of Adoption Award Presentations

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 1

12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 2

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 3

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 4

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 5

5:15 p.m. Raffle Drawing (Lecture Hall -- Hillwood Commons)

8:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. EXHIBIT AREA HOURS (Hillwood Commons)

Workshop Schedule

Track	Session I 10:45 am –12:00 pm	Session II 12:15 pm– 1:15 pm	Session 3 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Session IV 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm	Session V 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
A	Health and Developmental Issues of Children Adopted From Abroad	International Adoption: Medical Issues - Panel of Doctors from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit at Winthrop University Hospital	Succeeding at Domestic Adoption - A Panel of NY and NJ Parents	International Adoption: Medical Issues (Panel)
B	Adoption: The First Steps	Networking and Advertising in Publications and on the Internet to Make Your Adoption Dreams Come True	What To Do When The Telephone Rings… After You Catch Your Breath	How To Communicate with Birth Parents	Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
C	Fears, Fantasies and Realities of Adopting	Independent Adoption and How to Achieve Success	Choosing the Method of Adoption That Works for You	Adoption Scams and Other Inappropriate Approaches	Legal Challenges to Domestic Placement
D	How To Adopt Internationally	Korean Adoptees Speak Out	Korean Adoptees Speak Out - Panel	Adopting From Latin America	Doing Your Homework Before Signing On
E	Adoption is a Lifelong Experience	Adopted Teens in the Middle School- Moving Forward	Sensitizing Schools to Adoption Issues	The Adopted Child in the Classroom	Breathing in the Now: Creating an Eye in the Storm
F	Successful Independent Adoption	Opening a Closed Adoption: How Will I Know My Child is Ready?	Openness: Our relationships with our Children's Birthparents	Living the Open Adoption Experience	Surviving the Domestic Adoption Process
G	New Jersey Private and Identified Adoption	Blended Families	Independent Adoption in NY & NJ	How to Adopt: The Differences in Domestic & International Adoption	Making the Transition from Infertility to Adoption
H	Federal Legislative Issues concerning Adoption	Post Adoption Services - What is out there and How to Access it	Adoption: A Rhythm of Success	Post Adoption Services	Legislative Update - New York
I	The History of APC and it's Accomplishments	Age and Adoption	Siblings-My Brother is Adopted	Dear Family & Friends: You Can Help Us Adopt	Sharing Adoption with Family, Friends, Schools and Others
J	The Ten Rules of Telling: Principles & Strategies for Sharing Adoption	Talking Adoption with your Child	Talking to Kids About Adoption	Children Becoming Aware: How We Can Help Them to Process their Adoption Stories	Talking to Children About Adoption
K	Overview of International Adoption	What You Should Know About International Adoption	Multi-Cultural Families	Creating Rituals in the Adoptive Family	Raising a Child of a Different Culture
L	Current Legal Russian Federation Adoption Procedure	What Parents Should Know about Russian Adoption	Adopting from Russia: Joys, Challenges, & Reflections	Ethical, Reasonable Adoptions in Russia	Adopting the Older Child from Russia - A Panel
M	Overview on Adopting from Asia	Adopting from Asia - Panel	Adopting Minority Children in the U.S.	"The Model Minority" - Parenting an Asian Child
N	8 - 12 Year Olds - The Challenges of Parenting the Pre-adolescent	Birth-5 Year Olds --- Laying The Foundation for a Healthy, Well-adjusted Human Being	Mother Bashing - Why the Kids Direct their Anger Towards Mom	The Keys to Effective Discipline
O	Communication 101: Birth and Adoptive Families Learn to Speak the Same Language	Ages & Stages of an Adoptive Child's Development	29 Years Later: Adult Adoptees, What We Can Pass On to You	Proactive Parenting for Adoptive Families
P	Anxiously Awaiting Attachment		Struggle for Identity: Issues in Transracial Adoption	Helping Families Meet the Challenge of Post Institutionalized and Special Needs Children	Sorting out When Adoption issues are in the foreground for your child
Q	Our Stories Panel - Single Parent Adoption	Single Parenthood	Traveling Internationally to Receive your adopted Child	How to Be Selected by a Birthmother and Deal with your Anxiety	Father Panel
R	Writing a Terrific Dear Birthmother Letter	Why would Anyone Adopt a Teen or Tween?	Desperately Seeking Stimulation	A Glimpse Into the Future	Adopting Older Children
S	Mindful Parenting	Adoption and the Jewish Family	Adopting from the Foster Care System	Evaluating the Situation: Red Flags & What to be on the Lookout for	Training For the Adoption Marathon
T	The Adoption Homestudy	The Adoption Homestudy	The Adoption Homestudy	International and Domestic Homestudies - Making the Process a Positive One	Homestudies for New York & New Jersey Residents
U	Gay & Lesbian Adoption - What are the Options	Feeling Old? Single? Gay? Parenting Already? Open to Adopting Transracially?:The Non-Traditional Family - You Too Can Successfully Adopt	Successful Adoption Stories From: "Non-Traditional" Familes	With Eyes Wide Open	Singles: Thinking of Adoption - What's on Your Mind?
V	Panel discussion about Adopting in Connecticut	Conspicuous Families: Race, Culture & Adoption	Financial Considerations for Pre-Adopt	Wills and Estates	Financing Your Children's College Education
W			Getting Unstuck in the Adoption Process	The Adopted Persons’ Task of Integrating the Multiple-Family Reality
X	Adoption & The Family System	Unmatched Expectations & Shifts in Family Systems	Loss & Grief	Bonding & Attachment	Identity Formation